''Eupithecia lachrymosa'' is a
moth in the family
Geometridae first described by
George Duryea Hulst in 1900. It is found in North America from central
Saskatchewan west to southern
Vancouver Island, north to
British Columbia and
Alberta and south to
California.
The
wingspan is 19–24 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Betula papyrifera'', ''
Salix'', ''
Ceanothus
''Ceanothus'' is a genus of about 50–60 species of Actinorhizal plant, nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae). Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceano ...
'', and ''
Alnus'' species.
References
Moths described in 1900
lachrymosa
Moths of North America
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